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Office
1635 Aurora Ct
F-732
Aurora, CO 80045Phone+1 720-848-2650Fax+1 720-848-2651
Summary
- Dr. Virginia Sarapura is an endocrinologist in Aurora, CO and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Colorado Hospital and Denver Health. She received her medical degree from University of Buenos Aires and has been in practice 35 years. She specializes in thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary & adrenal disorders, and is experienced in thyroid dysfunction, thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, hyperparathyroidism, osteoporosis, pituitary dysfunction, pituitary tumors and Cushing's syndrome. She has more than 20 publications and over 400 citings.
Education & Training
- University of ColoradoFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1987 - 1992
- Tulane UniversityFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1986 - 1987
- Tulane UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
- University of Buenos AiresClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
- CO State Medical License 1987 - 2025
- LA State Medical License 1986 - 1990
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsPeripheral immunophenotyping of AITD subjects reveals alterations in immune cells in pediatric vs adult-onset AITD.Zachary C Stensland, Brianne M Coleman, Marynette Rihanek, Ryan M Baxter, Peter A Gottlieb
Iscience. 2022-01-21 - 42 citationsElevated PTEN expression maintains anergy in human B cells and reveals unexpectedly high repertoire autoreactivityMia J. Smith, B Rhodes Ford, Marynette Rihanek, Brianne M. Coleman, Andrew Getahun
JCI Insight. 2019-02-07 - 36 citationsActivation of thyroid antigen-reactive B cells in recent onset autoimmune thyroid disease patients.Mia J. Smith, Marynette Rihanek, Brianne M. Coleman, Peter A. Gottlieb, Virginia D. Sarapura
Journal of Autoimmunity. 2017-12-01
Press Mentions
- Free Public Health Forum on Thyroid DiseaseSeptember 24th, 2016
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